Update on Townsend murder

Sheriff’s investigators have received preliminary results from the autopsy performed on Melisa Townsend, who was found last week in a field behind a business on Pensacola Blvd.

According to the Medical Examiner’s Office, Townsend died from multiple stab wounds. Investigators are not releasing how

The investigation is continuing and anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office @ 850-436-9620 or Crime Stoppers 850-433-STOP (7867).

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”